Latest news from the School of Biological Sciences Search Tags Publication date Date from Date to Physical disability boosts parenting effort, beetles study shows 26 March, 2018 Animals that carry a physical impediment can work harder to rear their young as a result, a study… Navigating the world’s oceans by tapping into bacterial swimming strategies 23 March, 2018 Funding to understand how bacteria swim to stay alive could lead to the development of bacterial ‘… Meal times may be key to managing malaria, parasite study shows 08 March, 2018 Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people… New Lectureships in Biological Sciences 12 February, 2018 The University of Edinburgh is an exciting, vibrant, research led academic community offering… Lab-grown eggs could pave way towards new fertility treatments 09 February, 2018 Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory, in a move that could lead to improved fertility… Professor Francisca Mutapi awarded Chancellor’s Award for Impact 31 January, 2018 Francisca Mutapi, Professor of Global Health Infection and Immunity in the School of Biological… Breeding quirks of head lice offer insight into effective treatments 29 January, 2018 New insights into the unusual way in which lice reproduce could be key to managing outbreaks of the… Complex tools help crows hunt more quickly 24 January, 2018 Scientists have discovered why some crows craft elaborate hooked tools from branched twigs. Solving a century-old mystery in cell division 19 January, 2018 It has been a biological mystery for over 100 years and stimulated fierce debate amongst scientists… Blight on Scottish forests - Overseas pine threat to native species 16 January, 2018 Exotic pine tree species planted next to native Scots Pine forests should be removed to limit the… … 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 This article was published on 2025-01-30